Hardware - January 2007

i just installed my new 15'' mangnavox lcd hdtv as our new monitor and the picture is REALLY FUZZY any possible soulutions?? i tryed canging the resoulution. btw my pc is a dell inspirion 5150

thank you SOOOOOOOOOOO much

2007-01-01 13:00:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

2007-01-01 13:00:09 · 4 answers · asked by dad_hy 1 in Other - Hardware

paging file size and registry size settings. how do i set to auto... windows 2000. please help

2007-01-01 12:58:47 · 3 answers · asked by lee.v.jones@btinternet.com 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-01 12:49:25 · 4 answers · asked by Em 2 in Monitors

Initial cold boot I will have only 113 MB and if I reboot again I will have 880 MB free. What exactly is going on?

2007-01-01 12:45:39 · 3 answers · asked by Jeff 1 in Desktops

2007-01-01 12:43:39 · 1 answers · asked by jan s 1 in Printers

My friends compute hung on him. He tried to turn it off to no avail. Had to result in unplugging it. He plugged it in again and tried to turn it on. Three beeps came out and a No Video Input message came onscreen. Does this mean his HDD and Video Card is bad??

2007-01-01 12:43:29 · 3 answers · asked by Digital DragonWolf 2 in Desktops

Hey everyone - I am going to be settingup 5-10 VMs (Various dekstop and server OSs.. only 2-3 VMs will be running at any given time) via the Vmware Server Console from Windows XP Pro. I am trying to decided on which disk\storage option would be best performing and ideal for storing my VMDK files.

The Dell desktop that will be running the console is a 3.4ghz P4 with 3GB of RAM (DDR2 400mhz). The board only has two SATA-150 ports (which I am already using for the XP install and music\photos) and has no PCI-Express slots.

Option 1:

Buy a SATAII PCI (Promise has one now) card and one 500GB SATAII HDD

Option 2:

Buy an external USB 2.0 500GB drive

Option 3:

Go cheap with SATA-150 or ATA\133 (Is there that much of a difference with VM performance)?

Any other suggesstions?

Thanks!

2007-01-01 12:34:13 · 5 answers · asked by jjdurrant 2 in Other - Hardware

how do u double space

2007-01-01 12:33:46 · 11 answers · asked by meganstar1 2 in Other - Hardware

One that deletes old files, cleans the registry etc.

2007-01-01 12:33:03 · 6 answers · asked by Dave 4 in Other - Hardware

I have a Gateway PIII 1 ghz 384 ram 20 gig HD small form ATX Intel main board.
I am somewhat competent on installing most hardware and formatting and installing O.S.
With that said, here's my issue. My little 20 gig is going out. Meaning, If I shut off my computer, sometimes it won't boot back up. (old HD)
I tried installing a working 60 gig Maxtor (jumpers set correctly, tested on another Intel system) but my computer just will not recognize it.
Does anyone know a way to correct this or am I stuck to needing to replace with another small HD or will that even work?

2007-01-01 12:27:14 · 6 answers · asked by Kari 4 in Add-ons

2007-01-01 12:24:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

yesterday i got the classic "reboot with proper booting device or insert proper booting device" error after a switch off and a cold boot. Now, the when i enter BIOS, under drives the only drive detected is my cd/dvd and cdrw/dvdrw drives. also, under boot priority, my hard drive is not listed. what i believe happened is that when i switched off, my BIOS settings got wiped. i have checked all my system connections in the box (everythings normal). I have no idea how to make it detect the hard drive.

anyone know how?

2007-01-01 12:22:07 · 6 answers · asked by George S 4 in Desktops

I'm wanting to build a computer soon but I don't know which hardware is the best and not too expensive. Basically, I want a computer capable of running the newest and latest games but also work well when wanting to do other things such as video editing, entertainment, etc. I'm trying to make a list of the things I'll need to buy -- Motherboard, Video card, Power supply, etc...

I could go to some website like newegg.com but I want to make sure that everything I get is the best but also not too expensive. If anyone has any experience in building computers/buying the best hardware, then please let me know EACH thing I'll need to make it run properly and what you consider to be the best buy and would recommend to me.

2007-01-01 12:18:11 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Every few months i formatt my laptop. Does this have any negative impact on the computer?

2007-01-01 12:13:42 · 8 answers · asked by Postman 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I need a very large computer display screen, like you would find in a Hospital Emergency Room. I noticed Gateway makes one, and I'm sure many others do as well. What is the best value and do you have a ballpark price range?

2007-01-01 12:10:25 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

I have an ASUS P4T533-C motherboard and am looking to upgrade my RamBUS from 256 meg to 512 meg for gaming purposes.

2007-01-01 12:10:10 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

My computer takes forever to do anything so i use it in safe mode how can i make it super fast again like when i first purchased it

2007-01-01 12:08:30 · 10 answers · asked by mofun20 1 in Desktops

I checked my status and it said that i had used 377 MB and that there were still 1932MB available. It also said that the memory was of 958MB RAM. About how much in MB is that?

2007-01-01 12:00:08 · 5 answers · asked by braniac 1 in Other - Hardware

i re-built my computer and i got a new hard drive, then when i try to get into my old one, it says access is denied? why can i not get inot my old files?

2007-01-01 11:53:56 · 3 answers · asked by iamanemoguy 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-01 11:50:01 · 7 answers · asked by Narsil 1 in Add-ons

Right now my mouse goes all over the screen uncontorlably like it's suffering from mousemanic syndrome

2007-01-01 11:44:44 · 6 answers · asked by Boss 1 in Monitors

2007-01-01 11:43:57 · 4 answers · asked by Mi 3 in Add-ons

setting live webcam from texas

2007-01-01 11:41:06 · 1 answers · asked by megan h 1 in Add-ons

I got this printer for xmas printed 5 pages of pics and the cartridge was empty is it a full one or just like a sample one that it came with cuz i dont want to be buying ink every 2 weeks

2007-01-01 11:40:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

I have a HP Pavillion N5425 laptop. I also have 3 cats. The fan makes loud noises and is most likely clumped with fur and dust. Are there any easy ways to clean this or cheaper alternatives to taking it to the computer fixing shop?

2007-01-01 11:38:55 · 7 answers · asked by tankgirl190 6 in Laptops & Notebooks

I went to futureshop.ca and bestbuy.ca and they were selling fairy good comps at a low price(ill put info below) ..I need a pc that is low price but is pretty good..refurbished comps seems to be what im looking for
but are they worth it?



Visit this link :
http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&MSCSProfile=3C79F0C7EA3162B2F92BD3A1477EAC0165F7D96EB27071AFB7D3C88C29223AF66519EA29DFAB85674B7121F474DCA0852309B25585C8C012BBCACC9DEA84381AE2030E3F2D873166FC50FC7AE8D7AC1AFEE0D95E54BF07C4C07460866C7E4619BABC18C03AAAE7F57B7009D96241DAEBE48167AF9BB984DF&sku_id=0926INGFS10080544&catid=20217

2007-01-01 11:38:14 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

1. Is HP a good brand?
2. How much storage does a good laptop store? How much $ ??
3. How can I convince my mom that this is a good idea?
4. Where is the best place to get this laptop?
5. Do you have a laptop AND a desktop?

2007-01-01 11:34:54 · 6 answers · asked by Brown Eyes 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

for some reason my compuer screen is messed up. I will turn it on and it will display normally but after a couple of seconds the screen turns black. through troubleshooting I have determined that it is not the P.C. itself. if anyone else has had a problem similar it would be much appreciated
if you could help me.
thanks!!

2007-01-01 11:33:39 · 1 answers · asked by Steve Johns 2 in Monitors

Which do you prefer--apple or hp?

Do you have all hp electronics? (camera, computer...etc..)
Or all apple electronics? (camera, computer, ipod...etc..)
Or do you have some of each?

2007-01-01 11:31:39 · 6 answers · asked by Brown Eyes 2 in Laptops & Notebooks